Age verification technology could be used to restrict children's access to online porn, certain games and even social media, but will 'tech savvy' kids find a way around it? And what does it mean for the rest of the population?
Age verification rules being trialled by the federal government could require millions of Australians to prove their age to access online porn and social media.Millions of Australians could be pressed to hand over their data in exchange for access to social media, online porn or gaming, under an age verification scheme.
The trial was initially framed in terms of underage porn use and unspecified "online harms", but the government has since broadened its focus to social media and gaming. There's been bipartisan support for the push since April, but prior to that there was debate about whether the technology was "mature" enough."We provide the services to the biggest banks in Australia and some of the biggest banks globally — it's exactly the same technology," said Peter Violaris, head of global privacy at IDVerse, an Australian company offering age verification services.
The eSafety commissioner has recommended a "double-blind tokenised approach", which would involve a combination of techniques.AI profiling guesses your age using other data the website has collected about you, such as how long you spend on a page, the ages of people in your network, your stated interests, mobile data usage, and finger-swiping patterns.
"I don't mind if adults older teenagers use VPNs to get around … the point of the law, in my mind, is to stop young children, primary-school-age children accessing pornography on their smartphones in the playground," Mr Violaris said.The real harms of seeing porn at a young age
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